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David said:
That's the exception to the rule.
Not saying your the only one who has switched.
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Surveys show more people are switching from the 360 to PS4 than from the PS3 to Xbox one (http://www.news10.net/story/tech/gaming/2014/02/26/gamers-prefer-ps4-over-xb1/5826695/). Count me in as one of the former along with Andy. So no, not the exception.

Not sure how one can say PS4 is the "safe choice" and Xbox one is for "those willing to take risks." Perhaps you mean it is more risky to buy a more expensive console that is weaker and not doing as well? ;)
 
Qbert said:
More risk in hardware design doesn't always translate to more risk in games though. That's part of the problem. PS brand tends to offer a larger variety of games, while XB games tend to cater to the dude bro crowd, and there's nothing wrong with that, if that's the kind of games you're in to, but it's not everyone's bag.
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As I put in a previous post.I think MS will take more chances with games,with everything going on(POWER JUST CAME BACK ON WOOOOOOOO)
I really think this Gen we will see some games on Xbox that we would of never seen before.
Also MS is trying to.push Kinect games, those aren't exactly bro dude crowd games.
 
David said:
That's the exception to the rule.
Not saying your the only one who has switched.
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Yeah, I'm just speaking about my own perspective. I don't really see X1 as a risk-takers choice, especially in terms of the games. That's part of why I made the switch, actually. Got tired of the games they offered. I'm not big on their four main exclusives (Halo, Gears, Forza, and Fable). The first Halo was good, but I lost interest after that. I enjoy Fable as a kind of lighthearted romp, but I don't love it, and it seems to be going downhill. I don't have any interest in Gears or Forza, or the other X1 exclusives like Killer Instinct and Ryse. Just not my thing.
 
Qbert said:
More risk in hardware design doesn't always translate to more risk in games though. That's part of the problem. PS brand tends to offer a larger variety of games, while XB games tend to cater to the dude bro crowd, and there's nothing wrong with that, if that's the kind of games you're in to, but it's not everyone's bag.
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To be honest, I would disagree with the "dudebro" statement considering the most popular shooters are multiplat now. Xbox hasn't really been "dudebro" since like... 2008.

Plus the variety in retail games on both systems right now are pretty much similar when it comes to genres. It's looking pretty good that the Xbox One lineup for late 2014 will be a colorful open-world action game (Sunset Overdrive), a remake of a sci-fi shooter (Halo 2 Anniversary), an open-world racer (Forza Horizon 2), and a dramatic action game (Quantum Break). That's on top of the rumored exclusive platformers coming soon (which will probably be digital download only). Not really "dudebro" (sports/military shooters).
 
David said:
As I put in a previous post.I think MS will take more chances with games,with everything going on(POWER JUST CAME BACK ON WOOOOOOOO)
I really think this Gen we will see some games on Xbox that we would of never seen before.
Also MS is trying to.push Kinect games, those aren't exactly bro dude crowd games.
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No, you said MS takes risks. Now, you're changing it to you "thinking" MS will take more risks.

It's the same thing I heard years ago when Kinect came out....MS is taking risks, and it's going to change gaming as we know it.....flash forward years later, and we're still seeing the same old same old dude bro games.


No need to counter....it's just my opinion, I'm not stating it as fact.
 
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Yoyoniner said:
Surveys show more people are switching from the 360 to PS4 than from the PS3 to Xbox one (http://www.news10.net/story/tech/gaming/2014/02/26/gamers-prefer-ps4-over-xb1/5826695/). Count me in as one of the former along with Andy. So no, not the exception.

Not sure how one can say PS4 is the "safe choice" and Xbox one is for "those willing to take risks." Perhaps you mean it is more risky to buy a more expensive console that is weaker and not doing as well in sales?
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OMG, did i not put in that post that i knew he wasnt the only one switching.
The exception is those that did switch
 
Back on topic. It's all about the games:

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Bgamer90 said:
To be honest, I would disagree with the "dudebro" statement considering the most popular shooters are multiplat now. Xbox hasn't really been "dudebro" since like... 2008.

Plus the variety in retail games on both systems right now are pretty much similar when it comes to genres. It's looking pretty good that the Xbox One lineup for late 2014 will be a colorful open-world action game (Sunset Overdrive), a remake of a sci-fi shooter (Halo 2 Anniversary), an open-world racer (Forza Horizon 2), and a dramatic action game (Quantum Break). Not really "dudebro" (sports/military shooters).
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2008? lol, no. Xbox caters to the dude bro crowd. That doesn't mean that there aren't non-dude bro games, but it's the crowd it caters to.
IMO, Halo is a dude bro game. I mean, any game that made popular tea bagging....is dude bro gaming to me. TF? Dude bro. Ryse? Dude bro (armor, muscles, hack and slash with everything else being superficial).
 
David said:
OMG, did i not put in that post that i knew he wasnt the only one switching.
The exception is those that did switch
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If more people are preferring the PS4 and making the switch....then it's no longer the exception to the rule. The exception to the rule, would be those that did not make the switch.
 
Bgamer90 said:
It's looking pretty good that the Xbox One lineup for late 2014 will be a colorful open-world action game (Sunset Overdrive), a remake of a sci-fi shooter (Halo 2 Anniversary), an open-world racer (Forza Horizon 2), and a dramatic action game (Quantum Break).
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Question about that last bit -- has Quantum Break been announced for late 2014? If so, that would be great. I'm just used to Remedy games taking forever to release. I'm remembering the long wait for Alan Wake.
 
Qbert said:
2008? lol, no.
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Yeah, I would say 2008. After that the Xbox brand started making games for kinect alongside more XBLA releases, and the launch line-up of the Xbox One was pretty diverse. More than just shooters.

Xbox caters to the dude bro crowd. That doesn't mean that there aren't non-dude bro games, but it's the crowd it caters to.
IMO, Halo is a dude bro game. I mean, any game that made popular tea bagging....is dude bro gaming to me. TF? Dude bro. Ryse? Dude bro (armor, muscles, hack and slash with everything else being superficial).
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I don't get how Xbox is anymore "dudebro" than Playstation at this point. The big shooters are coming to both consoles and the Playstation brand has its own share of exclusive shooters and action games; unless having more Asian-oriented games makes it less "dudebro" even if the genres both consoles are getting are pretty much the same.
 
Qbert said:
If more people are preferring the PS4 and making the switch....then it's no longer the exception to the rule. The exception to the rule, would be those that did not make the switch.
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Well, to be fair, the article says 14% of 360-only owners made the switch to PS4, so that would mean 86% did not. So the switchers would be the exception to the rule. That's cool. I prefer to be an exception to the rule anyway. :)
 
Qbert said:
Agreed with this comment, it's what makes his post so nonsensical. It's not about PS4 not having exclusives as he asked....but rather, it's about which console has exclusives that he cares about. That doesn't make his console of choice better....it makes it better for him as an individual. However, he posed the question as if it was a general fact.
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Qbert said:
No, you said MS takes risks. Now, you're changing it to you "thinking" MS will take more risks.

It's the same thing I heard years ago when Kinect came out....MS is taking risks, and it's going to change gaming as we know it.....flash forward years later, and we're still seeing the same old same old dude bro games.
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Well Kinect is being used better in games.
That is one of those those instances that my brain goes faster than my thumbs. It happens alot.
Trust me it causes me more problems on here than anything else.
But at least I don't harp on peoples post about something then, a couple of posts later, write about the same thing I was just complaining about...wrong word...... chastising people about
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inFamous Second Son
Killzone
Knack
Outlast
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

And there's others out that I won't bother mentioning, not to mention a larger variety of others coming out eventually.


So yeah, good lineup of exclusives and the better multiplats, not bad for $400.
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I'm pretty sure I said they have no games that I personally want.
So what's the difference in me listing exclusives, and you.....
Ooops from a previous post. Gotcha
( No I'm serious its from a previous post I made, not pertaining to what I'm talking about now.
Andy delete post, totally understand.
To.be fair though my ADHD had been acting up a lot in the last week.
 
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Andy said:
Question about that last bit -- has Quantum Break been announced for late 2014? If so, that would be great. I'm just used to Remedy games taking forever to release. I'm remembering the long wait for Alan Wake.
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Yeah it has still been stated for 2014 but if it does release this year then it will be very late. Been told a decent amount of things about the game possibly being pushed to 2015.
 
If Quantum Break comes out this year I will tattoo "Xbox One Rulez!" on my ass and post the pics. They've shown next to nothing about the game.
 
Yoyoniner said:
If Quantum Break comes out this year I will tattoo "Xbox One Rulez!" on my ass and post the pics. They've shown next to nothing about the game.
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There's been more shown of Quantum Break than Sunset Overdrive in terms of videos; even though Sunset Overdrive is definitely coming out this year.
 
Bgamer90 said:
Yeah, I would say 2008. After that the Xbox brand started making games for kinect alongside more XBLA releases, and the launch line-up of the Xbox One was pretty diverse. More than just shooters.



I don't get how Xbox is anymore "dudebro" than Playstation at this point. The big shooters are coming to both consoles and the Playstation brand has its own share of exclusive shooters and action games; unless having more Asian-oriented games makes it less "dudebro" even if the genres both consoles are getting are pretty much the same.
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I'm referring to exclusives, since multiplats are not reserved for any one particular platform.
 
Andy said:
Well, to be fair, the article says 14% of 360-only owners made the switch to PS4, so that would mean 86% did not. So the switchers would be the exception to the rule. That's cool. I prefer to be an exception to the rule anyway. :)
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Fair enough...I didn't read the article.
 
I think the "dudebro" label also gets applied to the Xbox because the biggest multiplatform shooters (Call of Duty) tend to have more players on XBL than PSN. Just my inference.
 
Qbert said:
I'm referring to exclusives, since multiplats are not reserved for any one particular platform.
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I would even say then that they have moved away from being dudebro during that period. They had family-friendly kinect exclusives after 2008, a few during the first year of the Xbox One, and games that are colorful and/or aren't shooters that are coming soon.
 
David said:
'm pretty sure I said they have no games that I personally want.
So what's the difference in me listing exclusives, and you.....
Ooops from a previous post. Gotcha
( No I'm serious its from a previous post I made, not pertaining to what I'm talking about now.
Andy delete post, totally understand.
To.be fair though my ADHD had been acting up a lot in the last week.
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I was responding to your initial post since that was the first post I read....and in your initial post, you didn't make the distinction that you were referring to games you want.

Please, oh please, tell me what exclusives the 4 has right now.
Or is it multi plat games that is pushing the 4 game sales.
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Can we just go ahead and rename the Multiplatform, PC & Other Console Discussion forum to Console Wars and Junk?
 
Andy said:
mm... I don't think so. At least for me. I feel like I'm taking a risk, getting a PS4. It feels like they embrace a different selection of games than I'm used to. I've played almost only Xbox games for 11 years, and getting an X1 would be the safer, more traditional choice for me. I'd know pretty much what I was getting, in terms of the kinds of games coming to the system. PS4 feels like sort of new territory to me.
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I understand how you feel, I am also a supporter for Xbox since OG XBOX.

XBox brand have gone from 'hardcore', when you buy an OG Xbox. Back in the days, every one had a PS2. To mainstream in X360, & now again to underdog status. Until X1, MS can do no wrong. Then MS seems to be stepping on every land mind in the minefield.

Have I not been a long time supporter, I would have get a PS4 already without blinking an eye.

But recent months, they seems to have improve (probably due to the massive humbling they have receive, & they know they have to step up their game), & I am warming up a bit to them again.

I am looking to this year E3, & then see how it goes from here. I will see if I continue support Xbox brand, & their franchise, like I did since OG Xbox, or rejoin the PS brand that I left behind since PS2. I cannot see myself getting bith, as I really do not wish to pay for 2 different services.

I do think about using my PC for all multiplat games (for max visual & smooth FPS), & X1 for my beloved Halo, & Gears. But lets see how it goes.
 
menace-uk- said:
That is kind of like putting your finger in the leaking dam, and this isn't about games at all. This is about people validating their purchases. My purchase has the better exclusives games. No, mine does. Rinse and repeat for 100 pages.
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Yes. My thoughts also.
 
Actually, that's just an assumption about other people's motives, which are notoriously hard to read in even person, and much harder over the internet. I don't think it's an accurate or fair assumption. It may be true of some, but many others just want to express their opinions and preferences about games. Nothing wrong with that.

edit: Btw, when you think about it, the idea that people are trying to validate their opinions doesn't make much sense. People who need to have their opinions validated do not expose those opinions to challenge, contradiction, criticism, and ridicule (which is what these "vs" threads often offer). They express their opinions in "safe" places, where others will agree with them and tell them they're right. People seeking validation are much more likely to be found in the platform-specific parts of the forum.
 
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